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BMP4 regulates asymmetric Pkd2 distribution in mouse nodal immotile cilia and ciliary mechanosensing required for left-right determination.

Takanobu A KatohTim LangeYoshiro NakajimaKenta YashiroYasushi OkadaHiroshi Hamada
Published in: Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists (2024)
Experimental data together with model calculations suggest that BMP4 regulates the asymmetric distribution of Pkd2 in nodal immotile cilia, thereby affecting the ability of these cilia to sense the bending direction for L-R determination. This study, for the first time, provides insight into the relationship between the asymmetric protein distribution in cilia and their function.
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